Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Tim Garrett wrote an article summarizing the SEC’s April  1 announcement that it had settled an enforcement action over an employer’s use of a restrictive confidentiality agreement.

Tim made the point that the SEC’s action was consistent with similar efforts by the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. “These agencies have been reviewing critically the confidentiality provisions of severance agreements and documents used as part of internal investigations,” he wrote. “This announcement from the SEC is a further reminder that employers should have such confidentiality provisions reviewed by counsel or risk similar consequences.”

The full article, “SEC Settles Enforcement Action for Overly Restrictive Confidentiality Agreement” was published by Employee Benefit Adviser on April 2.